Hay-knife



(No Model.

J. 0. MOSS. HAY KNIFE.

,No. 278,584. Patented May 29,1883.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN MOSS, BOSSTON, TEXAS.

HAY-KNIFE.

STECIFIGATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 278,584, dated May 29,1883.

- Application filedMarch 10, 1883. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J. (J. Moss, a citizen of the United States,residing at Rosston, in the county of Cooke and State of Texas, haveinvented certain new anduseful Improvements in Hay-Knives; and I- dodeclare the following to be afull, clear, andexact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanyingdrawings, and to letters or figures frame and engaging theslot of the lever, and,

the pressure-head or cross-bar connected to the outer end of the frame,all as hereinafter set forth.

In the accompanying drawings, the letter A designates the main frame,consisting, prefferably, of two bars, B B, bent at one end to form thefork O of the frame, and at the other j to provide a slot or opening, D.

To the outer end of the frameA is attached the pressure-head or bar E,which is usually pivoted to permit the frame to he turned while the barE is pressed against the body of the operator.

F indicates the lever, one end of which extends into the opening D, andis slotted, as indicated at G. This lever is pivoted to they bars of themain frame near their point of divergence, as indicated at H, andcarries at its end the knife K, which is pivoted to said lever at itsmiddle portion, its ends extending vibrated, operating the knife.

through slots l l of the fork-arms L L, as shown in the drawings. Thecutting-edge of theknife K is usually serrated, as indicated at m. Inthe slotted bearings l are provided anti-friction rollers 1', whichengage the rear edge of the knife, and are designed to facilitate itsvibration.

P indicates the crank whereby the lever is This crank is preferably madewith two handles, Z Z, so that it can be worked with both hands. Thebearing end o of the crank is provided with an anti-friction roller, 8,which works in the slot G of the lever.

The fork of the frame is provided with pointed projections V, whichextend beyond the cutting-edgeof the knife and serve to hold theinstrument firmly in position when pressed into the rick. A transverseguide-bar, I, supports the lever near the middle of the knife.

Having described this invention, what I claim, and desire to secure byLetters Patent,

l. A hay-knife having a forked frame and lever pivoted thereto, anoperating-crank engaging a slotofthe lever, and a vibratory re-"ciprocating knife working through hearings in the fork-arms and pivotedto the end of the lever, substantially as specified.

2. The hay knife consisting of bent bars forming a fork-frame, a leverpivoted thereto a JOHN G. MOSS. Witnesses:

Z. T. EDGE, H. MOULURE.

and carryin g a transversely-reciprocating knife

